According to Eckhart Tolle, dealing with somebody else’s pain-body sometimes requires removing yourself for a while to allow the episode to subside. Silence may be tempting, but it can fuel the fire of another’s pain-body. Tolle uses the term “pain-body” for the accumulated emotional pain that can take a person over.
This clip is taken from a special edition of Eckhart Tolle Answers – 10 questions on the nature of fear, the mind, faith, aliveness and more, where he talks about the presence this challenge asks for. In this segment he responds to a question about dealing with someone else’s pain-body.
From the clip: “How do I respond without responding to the ego of the pain-body of another person. Silence seems to only fuel their fire. When somebody has been taken over by the pain-body, probably anything you do will fuel the fire. Staying silent or not saying anything may fuel the fire and whatever you say may fuel the fire even more.”
You might use Eckhart Tolle’s answer to deepen your mindfulness practice and meet stressful situations with more steadiness.
